Himalayan Teasel Equivalent Plant: Dipsacus Japonicus
Dipsacus Asper
Chuan Xu Duan

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Minor warm; pungent; sweet; bitter

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To supplement liver and kidney, strengthen sinews and bones, joint bones, check flooding and spotting.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Limp aching lumbus and knees, wind-damp impediment pain, flooding and spotting, profuse menstruation, fetal bleeding, knocks and falls.